Riyad Haddad accused Tel Aviv of “at this time attempting to support terrorist groups in our territory,” saying “as soon as Israel feels that the terrorist groups are weakening, they immediately intervene to support them.”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said last month its jets conducting raids in Syria were attacked from the neighboring country. Israel reportedly intercepted at least one Syrian missile using its Arrow missile defense system. The Syrian government forces said they had shot down one of four Israeli Air Force jets.